Two years later, PM internship revamp draws more youth, but quality gaps persist
The Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme that aims to provide internship to one crore youth in top 500 companies over five years. (File Photo)
7 min readNew DelhiOct 21, 2026 06:15 AM IST First published on: Oct 21, 2026 at 05:55 AM IST
*Padma, 23, and from Vijayawada, didn’t land a job despite an engineering degree. A friend told her about the PM Internship Scheme. A top IT company selected her in January 2025, and after a year’s internship, she was absorbed.
*Sunil, 22, held a technical diploma from Ranchi and hoped PMIS would hone his skills. But a microfinance and rural banking company he interned with in 2025, put him on field work as a loan recovery agent. He left midway, and is still unemployed.
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